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Volume One of Dutton Epoch's John Foulds series was enthusiastically received in summer 2010, and so we are quickly following it with a second volume. This contains many more of Foulds' light music suites and encores, coupled with the invigorating Indian Suite. Dutton Epoch's pioneering recording of the music of John Foulds with the BBC Concert Orchestra directed by Ronald Corp was a delightful discovery for admirers of Foulds' serious music and light music buffs alike. In this further selection almost none of this catchy and engaging music has been recorded before. Tracks: Music-Pictures Group VI, Op.81: Gaelic Melodies (1924); The Florida Spiritual, Op.71, No.1 (1925); La Belle Pierrette: Intermezzo Impromptu (1922); Darby and Joan, Op.42, No.1: An Old English Idyll (1916); Music-Pictures Group IV, Op.55: Suite for String Orchestra (1916-17); Strophes from an Antique Song (1927 orch. 1934); Indian Suite (1932-35); Henry VIII Suite, Op.87: music to Shakespeare's play (1925 arr. 1926); Suite Francaise, Op.22 (1910)
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Those who have already enjoyed Dutton's first volume (Keltic Suite: Holiday Sketches) of orchestral music by John Foulds (1880-1939) will need no prompting to acquire this second splendid release. Due to recent revivals of his 'World Requiem', 'Dynamic Triptych' and 'Three Mantras' (both on disc and in concert) Foulds is no longer quite the unknown that he was, say, a decade ago. However, there is still much to explore in his prodigious output: this latest Dutton disc carries on from the first in showcasing the enormous breadth of the composer's stylistic range - this is predominantly 'lighter music' than the works mentioned above but not exclusively so. Two quite exceptionally beautiful stand-alone items included are 'The Florida Spiritual' (redolent of the Deep South in its sultry portamenti and thrumming pizzicato) and 'Strophes from an Antique Song'. Also highly impressive is the later 'Indian Suite', drawing melodic inspiration from the music of India but fusing it with Western structural and orchestral technique in a beguiling way. There is not a dull number here and quite a lot of music that is of the highest inspiration. Once again, Dutton, the BBC Concert Orchestra and Ronald Corp have put us in their debt - recommended without reservation.
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